---
name: "openapi-spec-validator"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-openapi-spec-validator"
version: "0.7.1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/openapi-spec-validator"
---

# openapi-spec-validator(1)

Validates OpenAPI Specs against 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1 standards

## NAME

openapi-spec-validator -  Validates OpenAPI Specs against 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1 standards

## DESCRIPTION

usage: openapi-spec-validator \[-h\] \[--errors {best-match,all}\]

- \[--schema {detect,2.0,3.0,3.1}\]

  file \[file ...\]

### positional arguments:

- file

  Validate specified file(s).

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--errors** {best-match,all}

  Control error reporting. Defaults to "best-match", use "all" to get all subschema errors.

- **--schema** {detect,2.0,3.0,3.1}

  OpenAPI schema version (default: detect).